I Know There's an Answer

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"I Know There's an Answer" is a song by the American pop band The Beach Boys, taken from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. It is the ninth track on the album. The song was composed and produced by Brian Wilson with the lyrics by Terry Sachen and Mike Love. The lead vocal was sung by Mike Love and Alan Jardine with Brian Wilson singing lead on the choruses.

The song was originally named "Hang On to Your Ego," but when the lyric of the chorus was changed after concerns that the LSD-related connotations of the phrase "Hang On to Your Ego" would be too controversial, the title of the song was also renamed. Terry Sachen, who is given credit for co-writing the lyrics to the song, was at the time, in 1966, the Beach Boys' road manager. The subject of the revised song is the self-centeredness of people and how the singer tells them "the way that they live could be better." This song features interesting use of a bass harmonica and a banjo.

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Written by: Brian Wilson/Terry Sachen/Mike Love
Album: Pet Sounds
Time: 3 min 18 sec
Produced by: Brian Wilson
Instrumental track: recorded February 9, 1966 at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California. Engineered by Chuck Britz.
Vocals track: recorded February-March 1966 at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California.

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Mike Love: Lead Vocals (verses)
Alan Jardine: Lead Vocals (verses)
Brian Wilson: Lead Vocals on the choruses
Hal Blaine: Drums
Julius Wechter: Percussion
Lyle Ritz: String Bass
Ray Pohlman: Electric Bass
Glen Campbell: Banjo
Barney Kessel: Guitar
Al de Lory: Tack Piano
Larry Knechtel: Organ
Tommy Morgan: Harmonica
Steve Douglas: Tenor Saxophone
Jim Horn: Tenor Saxophone
Paul Horn: Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Klein: Tenor Saxophone
Jay Migliori: Baritone Saxophone

I Know There's an Answer

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